SB 176 — amend the period of time before which ballots and other election materials may be destroyed following an election.

26.915.1326.915.14 101st Legislative Session 176 South Dakota Legislature Senate Bill 176 IntroducedENROLLED by:AN A CT ENTITLED An Act to amend the period of time before which ballots and other election materials may be destroyed following an election.

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B E IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE S TATE OF SOUTH D AKOTA :

The officerperson in charge of an election may destroy voted ballotsballots, pollbooks, and pollbooksall fromother election material relating to a nonfederal election sixtytwenty-two daysmonths followingafter the election at which suchthe ballots were voted.

However, they may not be destroyed if any recount or contest of such election is pending.

The officerThe person in charge of an election may destroy voted ballots, pollbooks, and all other election material relating to a nonfederal election twenty-two months after the election at which the ballots were voted.

For the purpose purposes of this section, a federal election is any election to nominate or elect persons to the United States Congress or other national elected position, including national issues or questions.

If a ballot is used for a federal election and a state or local election, the ballots and all other election material shall must be maintained for Overstrikestwenty-two indicatemonths. deleted language.

26.915.13 2 176 twenty-two months.

26.915.14 2 176 13-7-17.

The returns from a school district election shall must be certified by the precinct election board in each polling place, and the ballots, properly sealed in ballot boxes, together with the pollbooks, shall must be placed in the custody of the school district's business manager,manager. who shall keep such boxes inviolate for at least sixty days after the canvass of the returns.

UnderscoresSB176 indicateENROLLED new26.915.14 language.3 176 An Act to amend the period of time before which ballots and other election materials may be destroyed following an election.

OverstrikesReceived indicateat deletedthis language.Executive Office I certify that the attached Act originated in this _____ day of _____________, the:

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Senate as Bill No.

176 By Secretary of the Senate for the Governor The attached Act is hereby approved this ________ day of President of the Senate ______________, A.D., 2026 Attest:

Governor Secretary of the Senate STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA, ss.

Office of the Secretary of State Speaker of the House Filed ____________, 2026 Attest:

at _________ o'clock __M.

Chief Clerk of the House Secretary of State Senate Bill No.

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